University of California Berkeley
How parasitic worms use static to find prey
Nematodes that leap from the ground to infect flies need the help of a static electrical charge to land on their host.
Gray wolves migrate during pup-rearing outside Arctic regions
Wolves on the move, Even with pups in tow.
Scientists just discovered a brand new ‘Olo’ color
New insight into the nature of human sight and vision loss.
Half of the universe’s missing matter found
New measurements of the diffuse ionized hydrogen surrounding galaxies account for missing mass.
Fast radio burst found in outskirts of an ancient galaxy
Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question.
Bay Area soda taxes help change people’s minds
Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages significantly affected the public's overall perceptions.
Astronomers discovered two great spots at the Jupiter’s north and south poles
Unusual magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze.
What lies beneath the bland surfaces of Uranus and Neptune?
Uranus and Neptune are unique but superficially bland ice giants in our solar system. Planetary scientists have devised two proposals for what lies beneath...
A nearby supernova explosion could end the search for dark matter
Axion dark matter should be produced and converted to gamma rays during a supernova.
New absorbing material could help get the world to negative emissions
Capturing carbon from the air just got easier.
Want to make your children better fact-checkers? Study suggests best idea
How do children decide when to believe a claim? UC Berkeley psychologists have presented a somewhat paradoxical partial solution: Expose young children to more misinformation...
New process vaporizes plastic wastes to make new, recycled plastics
The catalytic process efficiently reduces polymers to chemical precursors.
Another unusual creature found lurking in California’s Mono Lake
Colonies of these choanoflagellates have their own unique microbiomes.
How early humans brought down Megafauna 13,000 years ago?
The findings might reshape how we think about hunting some 13,000 years ago.
Researchers watch catalyst during electrochemical reaction for the first time
Findings could enable advances in sustainable energy production, industry, and design.
Astronomers discover 1031 Uncatalogued Asteroids
The team used the help of "citizen scientists" worldwide, who contributed to identifying this asteroid bounty. Professional scientists then combined the volunteers’ efforts with...
Stressed-out brain cells are the cause of neurodegenerative disease
Constant stress triggered by clumping proteins is killing brain cells.
Limescale-repellent coating to improve thermal power plant efficiency
A hydrogel-based coating that effectively prevents the adhesion of limescale.
Pacific kelp forests have a much older origin than previously believed
The unique underwater kelp forests support a varied ecosystem.
How hummingbirds can fly through dense, narrow spaces?
Hummingbirds have evolved their own unique strategies.
Astronomers observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpectedly smaller bright spot adjacent to...
Measuring the effectiveness of the land’s carbon sink
Evidence & attribution for land carbon sink enhancement.
The Biden program might keep the racial difference in air quality
Effects on disparities should be measured through air quality policies.
Brain region identified as key to conscious experience
Different brain regions involved in sustained conscious visual perception.
Deep-sleep brain waves linked to blood sugar control
Sleeping brainwaves predict blood sugar levels.
A portable solar-powered water harvester combats water scarcity
MOF water harvester uses sunlight to extract water from death valley air.